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Official data showed UK manufacturing and construction sector output dropping for a third successive month in March, adding to signs of the economy’s weak start to the year.The trade deficit...

Growth was recorded in all 22 of the sub-sectors covered by IHS Markit’s European Union sector PMI data in April, though the best performance was seen in sectors which hint at rising capex.The...

The following is an extract from IHS Markit's monthly economic overview. For the full report please click the link at the bottom of the article.Global PMI signals robust momentum sustained in...

A highlight of the coming week will be the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting and updated forecasts, while US inflation and retail sales data will play a key role in...

The global economy sustained robust growth momentum at the start of the second quarter, according to PMI survey data. Slower growth in the emerging markets was offset by stronger developed world...

UK business activity growth gained momentum for a second successive month in April, according to PMI survey data. Order book and employment growth also accelerated. The improvement in the survey data...

The final PMI data for April add to a developing picture of a eurozone economy that is enjoying a strong start to 2017. The headline PMI came in at 56.8, its highest since April 2011.The PMI numbers...

The upturn in China’s economy lost further momentum at the start of the second quarter. Business activity growth slowed further from December’s recent peak in April, while hiring fell for...

Worldwide PMI survey releases will provide important signals on global economic and inflation trends at the start of the second quarter, thereby giving an early indication for the direction of growth...

Official data showed that the UK economy slowed more than expected in the first quarter of 2017, with growth slipping to the weakest for a year. A further lacklustre pace of growth is widely expected...

At 53.5 in March, up from 50.9 in February, the newly-released Stanbic Bank Uganda PMI pointed to a further improvement in business conditions at Ugandan private sector companies.The survey, sponsored...

The European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announce their decisions on policy and interest rates. Meanwhile, first quarter GDP data releases for a number of countries will add...

Japan’s manufacturing sector enjoyed one of the strongest improvements in business conditions seen over the past three years in April. The Nikkei Flash Japan Manufacturing PMI rose from 52.4 in...

An ugly March meant retailers suffered their worst quarter for seven years, with sales down 1.4% in the first three months of 2017. The extent of the sales decline in the first quarter is the clearest...

IHS Markit’s PMI data suggest the US economy lost further momentum at the start of the second quarter. Both business activity and hiring slowed again in April, though some signs appeared to...

The following is an extract from IHS Markit's Asia monthly economic overview. For the full report, please click the link at the bottom of the article.After slowing in the opening two months of the...